directeur

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French directeur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.rɛkˈtøːr/
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  • Hyphenation: di‧rec‧teur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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directeur m (plural directeurs, diminutive directeurtje n, feminine directrice)

  1. director, manager (in a company), general manager, CEO (or at a lower (e.g., branch) level)
  2. director (a person in charge of various other institutions)
  3. director or manager (who has an executive mandate within an institution, e.g., for HR)

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin dīrēctor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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directeur m (plural directeurs, feminine directrice)

  1. director
  2. school principal
    Synonym: dirlo

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Adjective

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directeur (feminine directrice, masculine plural directeurs, feminine plural directrices)

  1. leading, guiding
    idée directriceguiding idea
    ligne directriceguiding line
    plan directeur(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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